25 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
1
A miscellaneous collection of humorous remarks and anecdotes features a city dweller debating air freshness with a Chicago man, Gifford Pinchot evaluating a political tale at a New York townhouse, and a candid Irish servant candidate sparring over age. Quick quips and rustic sayings echo period humor.
A letter from a New York hotel man claims coffee harms one third of people and praises Postum as a remedy. The writer says quitting coffee improved sleep and nerves, and notes a woman who stopped coffee also gained weight and reduced heart palpitations and trembling.
Ruth Russell and Charles Bennett defy a quarrelsome family feud over a dating era and elope with help from their fathers. The pursuit ends when both fathers join the couple, revealing mutual insults and a shared plan to marry the young couple at the Baptist preacher’s home.
A House Committee report highlights Canada’s three year home stead, cheap land, and lenient rules, inviting migration. Letters from former Americans in Southern Alberta praise crops, moisture, and desirable farming conditions. Excursions are offered via Canadian agents as immigration rises.
An advertisement asserts Paxtine Antiseptic Paste keeps artificial teeth and bridge work clean and odor free. It notes availability at drug stores for 250 per box or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co in Boston, Mass. A joke panel features The New Wife and Hubby My dear sewing gag with a typewriter punchline.
An old advertisement for Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for tired and aching feet. Claims feet feel easy and walking becomes a delight. Priced 25 cents per package. Mentions free trial and a mailing address in Olmsted Sea Roy N. Ends with a moral note about sympathy and hypocrisy.
The text suggests a slogan about wellbeing and tea brands. It contrasts women drawn to mystery with men preferring mastery, framing health beverage choices and masculine appeal. The wording resembles an old adstyle fragment with repeated phrases.
A 1912 Paris Pure Food Show honors Calumet Baking Powder with Grand Prize and Gold Medal, reaffirming its superiority in wholesomeness purity and uniformity. Also notes previous Chicago World's show award and includes miscellaneous anecdotes and quips about social manners and romance.
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